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Studies of transient x-ray sources with the ariel 5 all-sky monitor. ph.d. thesis - maryland univ.
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kaluzienski, L. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | The All-Sky Monitor, an imaging X-ray detector launched aboard the Ariel 5 satellite, was used to obtain detailed light curves of three new sources. Additional data essential to the determination of the characteristic luminosities, rates of occurrence (and possible recurrence), and spatial distribution of these objects was also obtained. The observations are consistent with a roughly uniform galactic disk population consisting of at least two source sub-classes, with the second group (Type 2) at least an order of magnitude less luminous and correspondingly more frequent than the first (Type 1). While both subtypes are probably unrelated to the classical optical novae (or supernovae), they are most readily interpreted within the standard mass exchange X-ray binary model, with outbursts triggered by Roche-lobe overflow (Type 1) or enhancements in the stellar wind density of the companion (Type 2), respectively. |
| File Size | 28467764 |
| Page Count | 252 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770018107 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9h46ht6f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Stellar Winds Satellite-borne Instruments Ariel 5 Satellite Luminosity Proportional Counters X Ray Astronomy X Ray Sources Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Thesis |
